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Mar. 28, 2009

I've Been Thinking . . .

Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home

and for those of you know us, you know in our house this translates to "Duck & Cover!"

Yesterday, the Psalm I read was this:
Psalm 55:22, " Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee:..."

This is so crucial right now. The vision God has given me for my family is so far from where we are. So few people embrace the vision enough to willingly come along side us. This is not to say no one does, because there are a few, and maybe that's enough.

My burdens today are the following:
- a home where MattMann can go outside and be a boy, without me having to be there to supervise him, for genuine safety reasons.
- a home enterprise that will begin to support the children and I to move us out of the government system, but will also let me continue to be at home and to homeschool.
- how to know who to believe and who to trust, when there is division in the body of Christ.

The Lord is gracious and merciful and helps me to carry these burdens. He knows our need and has promised to provide it.

I'm listening to Return of the Daughters in the background to remind me just how important the vision for my family is and to help me hang in there!

What about you? What burdens do you have that you need to cast upon the Lord? What do you do, where do you find/seek encouragement when you feel discouraged?

Blessings,
MaggieRaye

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Mar. 31, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

MaggieRaye, I checked out your blog a year ago. I was looking for encouragement to hang in there and to continue to instill in my children what I know God called me to do. I again find myself at the same place seeking God and making sure I am in His will as I make choices for my children and myself. I have also found myself not knowing who to trust. I am constantly seeking God, asking Him to guide my every footstep, and open the doors that He wants me to walk through, and to close the ones that I should not walk through. My children and I also pray and ask God to put the right people in our lives. There have been those that have attached themselves to us and just want to know how we are making it, but not there to help. We have asked God to remove them if it is not His will for them to be in our lives at this time. Praise God!!! He has begun to move some out. I agree it is lonely. I will pray for you along with many others who have chosen to be obedient to God's calling.
May God Bless you and continue to strengthen you.

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